#4 Joe Root

Joe Root is the backbone of the English batting lineup in ODI cricket. Root is the rock in England’s middle order and scores runs with superlative consistency. The Yorkshire lad has a typical English touch to his batting as most of his shots are technically correct and straight from the batting manual.
Batting at the coveted number three position, Root has loads of patience and can play the sheet anchor’s role to build the innings. Much of England's recent success in ODIs has been on account of Root's brilliant run of form with the bat. The skipper's mere presence in the middle order is certainly a calming influence for the English batting unit.
Joe Root ODI Record
Matches 116 Runs 4800 Avg 51.61 100s 13 50s 28
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